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Zante weather in January

Is it warm? No. January in Zante is cold: afternoons average 14°C and nights 10°C. Most days (80%) peak between 11°C and 17°C.

Cold · average high

14°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on almost no days.

  • Average low10°overnight
  • Sea18°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days11164 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy53% cloud · 24% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 11° and 17°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2025, averaged 16°C; the coolest, 2017, 12°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 13.9°C, 2012: 12.1°C, 2013: 14.1°C, 2014: 15.3°C, 2015: 14.1°C, 2016: 14.5°C, 2017: 11.7°C, 2018: 14.2°C, 2019: 12.2°C, 2020: 13.8°C, 2021: 15.1°C, 2022: 13.1°C, 2023: 15.2°C, 2024: 15.1°C, 2025: 16.2°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Expect rain on about 11 days (164 mm in a typical month).

  • Zante14°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Zante all year · Where else is hot in January

Warmer in January, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Zante is about 3h 45m.

  • Cool in Jan

    16°C average high

    avg high · 7° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    14°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m

  • Cool in Jan

    16°C average high

    avg high · 8° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Alicante & Costa Blanca

    Spain

    Sea
    15°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m

  • Cool in Jan

    15°C average high

    avg high · 10° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Ibiza

    Balearic Islands, Spain

    Sea
    16°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology